Burns, Charles R.
(-circa 1883)




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Death: January 1883, Carmi, White County, IL
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Individual Number: 3130


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1870s C. R. Burns Studio owner New Harmony, Posey County, IN





1881 C. R. Burns Studio owner Evansville, Vanderburgh County, IN 813 W. Franklin





1883-January 1883* C. R. Burns Carmi, White County, IL
Burns Photograph Tent























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DeathYear: 1883
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DeathCause: suicide by swallowing a dose of evanide [sic] of potassium
OriginalDeathCity: Carmi
OriginalDeathState: IL
OriginalDeathCounty: White
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:47:17 PM
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LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:47:17 PM
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OriginalNotes: The New Harmony Register, January 5, 1883, p. 1 article from Carmi Courier describing Burns death; unclear whether he died in early January or late December 1882; probably due to financial trouble.

Not sure if this is same person:
ancestry.com, Indiana select marriages, 1780-1992
Charles R. Burns, m. 16 Dec 1880, Fannie Alsop, Posey County, IN
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CATNUM: 3130
NameFirst: Charles
NameLast: Burns
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City: New Harmony
State: IN
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OriginalSource: ca. 1870s CDV: C. R. Burns artistic photographer, New Harmony

cabinet card, 1870s or 80s, handwritten ink on back: "C. R. Burns, Photographer, New Harmony, Ind."
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PersonID: 2942 CATNUM: 3130 NameFirst: Charles NameLast: Burns LocationID: 2370 Address1: 813 W. Franklin Address2: City: Evansville State: IN StudioID: 1981 ---------------------------------- ID: 1981 StudioName: C. R. Burns SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:53:32 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: C. R. Burns Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 2409 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Vanderburgh Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1881 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1881 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: R. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1878 Evansville City Directory, p. 73 Chas. R. Burns, sawyer, bds 610 9th Av 1881 Bennett & Co. Evansville City Directory, p. 90 Chas. R. Burns, Photograpehr, 813 W Franklin, Residence same OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 2478

PersonID: 2942 CATNUM: 3130 NameFirst: Charles NameLast: Burns LocationID: 2368 Address1: Address2: City: Carmi State: IL StudioID: 1981 ---------------------------------- ID: 1981 StudioName: C. R. Burns SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:53:32 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: C. R. Burns Alternate Studio Names: Burns Photograph Tent StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: 1 EndYear: 1883 EndDay: EndCA: True KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 2407 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: White Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Charles KnownDates: 1883 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1883 OutputEndMonth: 1 OutputEndYear: 1883 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: * OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: R. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: The New Harmony Register, January 5, 1883, p. 1, from Carmi Courier: Burns, proprietor of photograph tent in this city, committed suicide yesterday evening about 6:00, by swallowing a dose of evanide of potassium [cyanide?]. Originally from New Harmony, had been resident of this city since last September. The 1st of week took his wife to New Harmony and left her, returning home on Tuesday. Financial trouble said to be cause of his rash act. A few minutes before the deed he went to saloon and got a drink, and on the way back to his tent met friend and invited him in. The friend complied, and when they entered the tent Burns offered drug to friend, who refused. He then swallowed a dose, and said he would be dead in 15 min. and immediately fell to the ground. Friend ran for help, but Burns was too far gone. Taken to police magistrate's office, where he expired. OriginalWorkerType: PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 2476




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